§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the number of people in each age group currently receiving mobility allowance.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe following is the information available at 4 June 1979:
Age or age group Number of current awards 5–9 7,318 10–14 7,885 15–19 6,704 20–24 4,546 25–29 4,389 30–34 5,557 35–39 5,706 40–44 7,183 45–49 10,046 50–54 15,437 55–59* 18,144 60* 426 Total 93,341† * People born after 6 June 1918 have been able to claim the allowance since 7 March 1979 for payment from 6 June 1979. Many claims from people aged 59 and 60 are still being processed. † The total does not include 22,530 beneficiaries who were awarded mobility allowance, and subsequently transferred to mobility allowance without age limit, under the Vehicle Scheme Beneficiaries Regulations 1977. No analysis by age is kept for this group.